Queen Victoria Primary School, Dudley

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Queen Victoria Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Early years is a strength of the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders have raised expectations of how well pupils should learn and achieve."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance is a high priority for leaders."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is at the heart of the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of their school's context and the needs of the families in their community."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a well-thought-out personal development programme that matches the needs and context of the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue with their recent and increasingly successful work to ensure that all pupils attend school when they should"; "Leaders should embed the impact of their work on strengthening important foundational skills, particularly handwriting and spelling, so that pupils consistently achieve well"; "Leaders should embed the new well-sequenced personal, social and health education programme. They should ensure that it is taught consistently well so pupils gain the knowledge needed to understand what it is like to live and thrive in modern Britain".

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Queen Victoria Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Dudley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 71% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Queen Victoria Primary School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Queen Victoria Primary School are St Chad's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Cotwall End Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 82% maths); Alder Coppice Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Hurst Hill Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 77% maths).

Queen Victoria Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Queen Victoria Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Stour Vale Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

34.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Coseley Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Castle Street (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, Queen Victoria Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Queen Victoria Primary School are The Dormston School (under 0.1 miles), Beacon Hill Academy (0.7 miles) and Ellowes Hall Sports College (1.2 miles).